10 players Liverpool could sign this transfer window as Jurgen Klopp nears first summer signing in Mohamed Salah

Klopp wants to bring in a number of players as he needs to deal with the added pressure of Champions League football

Liverpool’s transfer activity took an unwelcome hit last week as they were forced to pull out of a club-record move for Virgil van Dijk.

Southampton reported the Reds for an ‘illegal approach’ for the defender and, with a ban on signing academy players for a similar reason, Liverpool were unwilling to risk action against them on other transfers should the Premier League follow up Saints’ complaint.

As a result, the £50m that Liverpool were set to spend on the Dutchman has gone back into the transfer kitty with a number of centre-backs now being considered as a replacement.

In total Klopp is understood to want to bring in as many as seven new signings, starting with Mohamed Salah, who himself is likely to exceed the current club-record fee paid for Andy Carroll.

Left-back is another area Klopp is desperate to strengthen at, while he also wants a natural goalscorer to cope with the demands of European football now they have qualified for the Champions League.

Scroll through the gallery at the top of the page to see the 10 players the Reds are interested in bringing into Anfield this summer.